Perspective from the policy sector

An overview of where the UK sits compared to other EU28 & OECD countries, including:

• Overview of disorder numbers in comparison to other OECD countries
• Touch upon the difference between income quintiles for men & women across EU28 & highlight particular difference with UK men
• Illustrate GDP costs across EU (you might have seen a version of this in late November when The Guardian and others used our map)
• Show difference in employment between those reporting chronic depression & not across EU28, particularly highlighting the 36 percentage point difference in UK
• Point out that in terms of policy, UK has interventions across all 6 areas of the life course, but there are areas for improvement (unemployed – reinforced by previous slides, and older people), that the relationship between distance from social structures and deteriorated mental wellbeing should not be underestimated, and there is a clear economic case for further investment.